Best Albums of the 1990s : Best Ever Albums

Best Albums of the 1990s

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Listed below are the best albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 39,000 greatest album charts.

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1990s decade summary

Year	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts.	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year)	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
1990	2,149	191,602	Violator (132nd)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,191	491,772	Nevermind (10th)by Nirvana
1992	2,310	288,110	Automatic For The People (56th)by R.E.M.
1993	2,389	310,212	In Utero (53rd)by Nirvana
1994	2,578	505,436	Grace (49th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	2,600	379,677	The Bends (18th)by Radiohead
1996	2,777	314,212	Pinkerton (98th)by Weezer
1997	2,771	491,805	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	2,806	336,100	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (17th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	3,002	307,330	Ágætis Byrjun (67th)by Sigur Rós
Total	25,573	3,616,256

The best artists of the 1990s were Radiohead, Nirvana, Neutral Milk Hotel, Oasis, The Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, My Bloody Valentine, Weezer, R.E.M. and Jeff Buckley.

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31.

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

811 charts

Rank Score:

18,754

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

147

Average Rating:

79 (1,386 votes)

Comments:

32.

Either/Or

Elliott Smith

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

777 charts

Rank Score:

18,565

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

150

Average Rating:

84 (913 votes)

Comments:

33.

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

751 charts

Rank Score:

18,514

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

151

Average Rating:

83 (958 votes)

Comments:

34.

Metallica

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

751 charts

Rank Score:

17,351

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

159

Average Rating:

78 (1,268 votes)

Comments:

35.

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

756 charts

Rank Score:

17,028

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

162

Average Rating:

83 (983 votes)

Comments:

36.

Souvlaki

Slowdive

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

697 charts

Rank Score:

16,931

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

163

Average Rating:

85 (757 votes)

Comments:

37.

Dookie

Green Day

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

806 charts

Rank Score:

16,774

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

166

Average Rating:

79 (1,253 votes)

Comments:

38.

Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain

Pavement

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

758 charts

Rank Score:

16,304

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

169

Average Rating:

83 (935 votes)

Comments:

39.

Parklife

Blur

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

819 charts

Rank Score:

15,994

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

175

Average Rating:

80 (1,166 votes)

Comments:

40.

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

733 charts

Rank Score:

15,808

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

176

Average Rating:

85 (885 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	82	8%
1991	83	8%
1992	98	10%
1993	102	10%
1994	126	13%
1995	108	11%
1996	112	11%
1997	100	10%
1998	101	10%
1999	88	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Nirvana	5	1%
Ween	5	1%
Beck	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	547	55%
	253	25%
	36	4%
	25	3%
	24	2%
	19	2%
	14	1%
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2. Radiohead
3. Pink Floyd
4. Led Zeppelin
5. Bob Dylan
6. David Bowie
7. Arcade Fire
8. The Rolling Stones
9. Nirvana
10. The Velvet Underground
11. The Smiths
12. Pixies
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14. The Clash
15. U2
16. The Who
17. Neil Young
18. Bruce Springsteen
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